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Across the country state lawmakers are addressing the issue of biosimilars, lower-cost biologic medicines that stand to benefit severely ill patients combating complex and life threatening diseases. Indiana has been at the forefront of this important issue, and two Indiana state legislators, Representative Ed Clere and Senator Brandt Hershman, were particularly instrumental to the success of biosimilar legislation that was recently signed into law by Governor Mike Pence. Representative Ed Clere (District 72), is Chair Read More >

BIO weighed in on three Supreme Court cases in the last few months whose outcome could change the IP landscape for biotechnology companies. BIO’s amicus brief in Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments argues that the petitioner misrepresents the Federal Circuit’s definiteness test and seeks to litigate an issue not properly before this court. Petitioner’s approach radically departs from established law and practice. Finally the petitioner’s approach would destabilize the patent system as it would inject substantial Read More >

The House Ways and Means Committee posted the following message on its home page showing the support of several organizations, including BIO, for the American Research & Competitiveness Act (H.R. 4438): “Today, the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce, R&D Credit Coalition, and Biotechnology Industry Organization – representing thousands of small and large U.S. businesses – issued their support for H.R. 4438, a bipartisan, permanent extension of the research and development (R&D) tax credit. In their call for a permanent R&D Read More >

Leaders across the globe have increasingly begun to target the bioscience industry as an economic engine that provides high wage, high-skilled jobs across a broad range of occupations. During the last decade, this understanding of the economic potential of the industry has led to policies and programs that provide supportive tax environments in capital formation, technology transfer, and funding for a workforce to facilitate research, development, and manufacturing. BIO has just released a first-of-its-kind report Read More >

Budding scientists, take note. Biocom Institute and the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes have extended the deadline for an online STEM video competition. The competition is open to all United States students in grades 5-12. The students will be required to create a one-minute video designed to answer one of two questions – Why is STEM important to YOU? or Who is your STEM hero and why? Video submissions should be uploaded to YouTube and Read More >